Gracious Getting
“Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.” Proverbs 4:5, 7 NKJV The primary motivation in every man’s everyday activities is simply described by an action word ‘getting’ . In fact, there is no objective in any project proposal without a clear ‘getting’ statement. As a new week or new day starts, what is the proposed ‘getting’ is the most reasonable preoccupation of everyone. While the normal list includes money, material properties, opportunities, and position, the scriptures says the normal list is useless without the gracious getting…which is wisdom and the understanding of God’s words. Obviously, no man can succeed in checking this life’s normal list without the normal type of wisdom…albeit by failing into the devil’s trap with greed, wickedness, and unrighteousness. But gracious getting requires waiting for ‘every word that...